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Posted by timothy on from the printing-the-articles-gets-old dept.

QwkHyenA writes "I've recently cancelled my Linux Magazine subscription because they went paperless. I know, I'm a heartless geek and should be 'shunned,' but I enjoy the unplugged sensation of reading paper periodicals. What sort of magazines are out there that still are delivered via USPS that will scratch my Engineering, Coder, System Administrator and 3D Printer itch?"

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  1. Communications of the ACM by larry+bagina · · Score: 4, Informative

    Proceedings of the IEEE, etc.

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    These aren't the 'roids you're looking for.

  2. The one you ONLY buy in print with cash by __aasehi2499 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    2600, maybe a mask too ;D

    1. Re:The one you ONLY buy in print with cash by MisguidedPenguin · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Mmm, I've bought it with my Visa, and even had a subscription to it a few times, and I have since been declared Top Secret Eligible, so if you get put on a watch list for it, they apparently don't care that much about it.

  3. Communications of the ACM by sticks_us · · Score: 5, Informative

    Join the ACM.

    This still comes on paper every month (plus a digital edition):

    http://cacm.acm.org/

    The articles cover a wide range of topics, including:

    - Computing and society
    - Legal issues
    - New trends in computing
    - Programming language geekery

    Some of it may be too "niche" or "hardcore" (depending on your interests) but there's usually something for everybody in every issue. No, it won't be quite as task-specific as some of the mags out there (i.e., Not many articles with titles like "Turn up the Volume with LVM: twenty ways to crank up your hard drive!!") but excellent, nonetheless.

    YMMV of course.

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  4. Make Magazine by ThoughtMonster · · Score: 4, Informative

    Not strictly "geek" stuff, but always interesting. Though I guess you already know of it.

  5. For 11 by xigxag · · Score: 4, Informative

    http://www.circuitcellar.com/

    http://www.2600.com/

    http://www.linux-magazine.com/ (Linux Pro)

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  6. Makezine by tamyrlin · · Score: 4, Informative

    The make magazine is pretty good if you are into DIY. If you are into electrical engineering I guess Circuit Cellar or Elektor could be interesting as well.

  7. Perhaps... by jtownatpunk.net · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Buggy Whip Monthly

    Sorry but tech mags are going to be the first to drop paper distribution. I used to work for a large magazine and their printing and postage costs are insane . Like "buy a private island with a year's printing and mailing costs" insane. Each postage increase adds a nice 3-4 bedroom house to the year's overhead.

    Since geeks are the most likely target market to accept a shift to electronic distribution, it's logical that they would be the first to make the move.